Where does “avvike” come from?
avvike (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish afvige, from Danish vige, from Old Norse víkja, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
avvike (Norwegian Bokmål): to deviate; to differ
Definitions
- to deviate; to differ
Ancestry of “avvike”, step by step
avvike traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish afvige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | afvige | to deviate |
| 2 | Danish | vige | to fall back, retreat; to give way, yield;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | víkja | to move, bend, curve; to move, curve, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīkwaną | to yield, to fold; to retreat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Norwegian Bokmål vike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vike | to give away, yield; to look away, turn aside,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | víka | week |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |
via Norwegian Bokmål av
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | av | off; onwards; of |